Striegel-Pro, An experience from Germany

Mr. Karl-Friedrich Dierkes, owner of the eponymous farm in Grobtreben on the Elbe is a person who thinks this way and goes to great lengths to achieve efficient machine utilisation. It was here in the Elbe region where there are solid and heavy soil properties on hourly tables. Mr. Dierkes has used for several years now a straw harrow with a width of 18 metres, with tines of a diameter of 14 mm and a spacing of 100 mm, from another manufacturer. Based on practical experience the use of this mechanical straw harrow for the control of weeds and volunteers proved insufficient.

The Bednar machine, the Striegel-PRO PE 12 is a six-row machine with hydraulic adjustment of the angle and pressure. The tines have a diameter of 16 mm and a whole spacing of only 50 mm, which in conjunction with the movement of tines during the work, leads to a very intensive tillage.